What are the characteristics of social entrepreneurs?
Successful social entrepreneurs are great networkers. They also have the ability to see a vision and a need, and to map out a path to address the need. In addition, successful social entrepreneurs have the ability to assess their own strengths and weaknesses, and they hire to those weaknesses. They are also great salespeople. Often, they have to sell their idea to the people or community that they are trying to help and then sell their idea to potential donors. And finally, they are risk-takers. Social entrepreneurs are not afraid to take risks because, often, their goal is driven not by money but by the desire to serve a need or cause, and many live pretty simple lives. Why is social entrepreneurship important to business? Employees want to be a part of companies that are socially responsible. It’s also important for retention and recruitment, as many of today’s college graduates want to work for socially responsible companies. They don’t want to read in the paper that their company g
